Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 226 people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara. Of these 54.2% were male and 45.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 59.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

Of people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara aged 15 years and over, 39.7% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara 36.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.5% were in primary school, 12.3% in secondary school and 3.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 3.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara were Australian Aboriginal 38.1%, Australian 14.0%, English 11.3%, Scottish 4.9% and Irish 4.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.3% and Croatia 1.4%.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 64.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8%, England 1.8% and Croatia 1.4%.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 70.7%, New Zealand 1.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.8% and Croatia 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara were No Religion, so described 27.1%, Not stated 26.2%, Catholic 11.8%, Christian, nfd 9.0% and Lutheran 9.0%. In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara 26.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Pitjantjatjara 37.9% and Yankunytjatjara 5.9%.

Employment

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara. Of these 74.4% were employed full time, 11.5% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 4.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara were Professionals 20.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.5%, Labourers 13.7%, Managers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%.

Of the employed people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Property Operators 7.8%, Preschool Education 7.8%, Forestry Support Services 5.9%, Central Government Administration 5.9% and Local Government Administration 5.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara was $459.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.2%, Walked only 33.3% and Car, as passenger 13.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.8% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 36.6% were couple families with children, 29.3% were couple families without children and 26.8% were one parent families.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, of couple families with children, 11.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 39.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 60.6% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 82.5% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.8% were other dwellings.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, of occupied private dwellings 12.3% had 1 bedroom, 23.3% had 2 bedrooms and 30.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 17.4% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 69.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, of all households, 46.0% were family households, 54.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 24.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 49.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 46.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% were female. The median age was 32 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $885.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $35 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)